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    All leather Patrol Boots

    TracPak Full black leather boot with leather lining, padded cow suede colar, PU sole with steel shank, nylon laces, bronze eyelets & removale EVA inner sole. Still in the box, never been used. Size 10 Normally £40 sale price £25 Inc P&P Paypal is just fine and the paypal address...
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    Chainsaw safety gear

    Mark. Just keep away from spats, highly dangerous. I would also caution against the wearing of mits or chainsaw gloves they too can be highly dangerous as once they are wet and they are covered with lichen they become dangerous as the mits lose their grip and become slippery.............you...
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    ray mears????

    Guys. I think sometimes that you have to look at the bigger picture here. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself this question, has the bushcraft movement touched and changed your life in someway? I will put my head on chopping block and say yes it has, even if you do not know it...
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    Yorkshire Hedging Hook.

    Got your email thanks led.
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    Wax Jackets

    I hate them :soapbox: To heavy, to hot and uncomfortable to work in. Saying that, they are built fantastically well ( Can't be a British product then.......can it?!!) I have one hung up around here somewhere that I first had when I was 16, I will give this to Jess ( Jack Jnr) when he is 16...
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    Yorkshire Hedging Hook.

    1 x Yorkshire hedging hook. Hand forged from a foundary that has been in business since 1821 and is forged with machinery that was installed in 1897. To me, these are the most powerful of all rural edge tools and they make easy work of laying any hedge and will handle any hedge that you...
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    Barking a tree

    If you are trying now then it is the wrong time of year as the sap has now dropped back into the root system. The best time to bark is in April when the sap is flowing at its fastest.........! Cheers Jack.
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    help please.......sycamore & cherry

    Sycamore is a very underrated wood, to me it is has everything going for it, rapid growth, straight grained, grow any where and light. You just don't want it in your coppice as it will soon become the dominate species as it is very invasive and casts great shade. Some would say that in habitat...
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    Horse power

    Pete. I can put you in contact with some over at Curdridge who teaches natural........... :cool:
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    Horse power

    Well that is pretty much the BHS way. Just look at it like this, a horse is so sensitive that when a fly lands on him he will shudder to shake it off.........so if a horse is that sensitive, then you have to ask the question 'why does the BHS promote the use of whips'? You will find that...
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    Horse power

    Good question Stu. Horse riding is like most things, it takes a weekend to learn and a life time to get right. I have been brought up horse's all my life as my good lady sister was a dam good show jumper in her day being southern champion for three years in a row until she was 'kindly'...
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    Horse power

    Funny thing is Bob, I have only just started to ride again as riding with a saddle just ain't safe and now that the goodlady has trained him in 'natural' he is like sitting in an arm chair!
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    Horse power

    .......what like this Pete :o
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    Horse power

    Guys. Do you notice that...riding bitless..........it's called Natural Horsemanship.
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    Horse power

    As some of you know, I own and I am restoring a WW2 US troop carrier.........it is a great way to travel but nothing is like the real thing. True horsepower, bear back style, the natural way.
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    What's your claim to fame.......

    Selected to go on Blind Date :o
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    Logs

    Jon. Have a word with your local tree surgeon, you will be surprised by how much he can help you! Or rethinking.......your local Forestry Commission a call as they are felling thousands of tons on Wareham forest!
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    Shop software.....help!

    Dear all. Just wanting to build an online shop to bolt onto my forum..... Has anyone got any advice on what downloadable software/programmes that we can use.........bear in mind that I will be doing it :rolleyes: sort of! Any advice would be very much appreciated! Cheers Jack.
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    Cultivating Hazel

    Hi Toddy. That is fine and as you can see, it works. When a hazel falls from a tree it lays on the ground until something or someone buries it. Remember, nature doesn't plough. Once buried it then has to wait for the correct soil temperature, 6c and above to germinate, the shell has to soften...
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    Cultivating Hazel

    Hi guys. Rovings idea of plashing will give you good results, planting nuts will of course work but it isn't a quick fix as you will have to wait 18 months for germination. The squirrel will bury nust but he does more damage than he does good and he is one of the major threats to our...